Cognitive Ergonomics Group

I+D+i Group on Human Factors and Ergonomics

The Cognitive Ergonomics Group was created by Professor José J. Cañas at the University of Granada at the beginning of the 90s. His objective was to apply the knowledge about Human Factors and Ergonomics to the solution of human factors problems in the industrial, the institutions and the society in general. Being an university research group, our work has always had two aspects. On the one hand, we work on solving the problems that our clients raise and, on the other hand, we do basic research on Human Factors and Ergonomics when current knowledge is not enough to solve those problems.

Our services

DESIGN AND TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION

To be truly effective, technological innovation should be conducted by considering that the design and development of products and environments must be done thinking about the people who will use them. Usability means that the people who use the product can do so quickly and easily to accomplish their own tasks. User experience highlights the experiential, affective, meaningful and valuable aspects of human-computer interaction and product ownership.

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HUMAN FACTORS IN WORKPLACES DESIGN

Psychological components are now more important than physical ones in the work done by one person.

The technological revolution in industry has meant that human work depends on the perceptual abilities, memory, decision making etc., rather than the manual skills of workers. For this reason, the intervention of cognitive ergonomists is essential to ensure efficiency, effectiveness and safety of workers.

How do we do our work?

Knowledge transfer is the process of putting academic knowledge to practical use. Our group has long experience in knowledge transfer, as shown by our high experience with many companies and institutions.

Our Current Projects

Safety Granada International Seminar Coorganizers

Since 2012 the Cognitive Ergonomics Group, in cooperation with Ergotec and with the support of ICSI, coorganizes “Safety Granada”, a first level scientific-technical international seminar which attractshight-risks european and american agencies and enterprises.

Introducing Cognitive Ergonomics

Cognitive ergonomics is essentially ergonomics of mental processes. The focus is creating a balance between human cognitive abilities and limitations, and the machine, task, and environment.

A secondary application of cognitive ergonomics is product design. Although a poorly designed product may not directly cause accident or injury, it may lead to pain. The resulting dissatisfaction with the product could cause business failure if it is sufficiently widespread. Therefore many designers and engineers keep these principals in mind when designing new products.

“The ultimate goal of cognitive ergonomics is better performance and a reduction in human error”.